On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies

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"On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that introduced the special theory of relativity, fundamentally redefining concepts of space, time, and motion in physics.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf journal article
physics paper
scientific paper
author Albert Einstein
basedOn Maxwell's equations
challengedConcept Newtonian absolute space
Newtonian absolute time
citedBy Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
numerous later physics textbooks
countryOfPublication Germany
datePublished 30 June 1905
era 20th-century physics
field physics
relativity
theoretical physics
hasAbbreviation Einstein 1905 relativity paper
hasPart electrodynamical part
kinematical part
historicalSignificance foundation of special relativity
redefinition of space and time in physics
influenced development of general relativity
experimental tests of special relativity
modern physics
philosophy of space and time
introducedConcept Lorentz transformation in physical terms
length contraction
relativity of simultaneity
time dilation
introducedPostulate constancy of the speed of light in vacuum
principle of relativity for all inertial frames
introducedTheory special theory of relativity
language German
originalTitle Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper
partOf Einstein's annus mirabilis papers
publicationType peer-reviewed article
publicationYear 1905
publishedIn Annalen der Physik
reformulatedConcept space and time as a unified framework
relatedTo Lorentz ether theory
Lorentz transformation
Michelson–Morley experiment
statedThat laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames
speed of light in vacuum is independent of motion of source or observer
topic electrodynamics of moving bodies
inertial reference frames
relativistic kinematics
synchronization of clocks

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Einstein's annus mirabilis papers (""On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies"")
theory of relativity ("special relativity")
hasPart
relativity of simultaneity ("Einstein's 1905 paper on special relativity")
appearsIn
Annalen der Physik ("Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper")
einsteinPaperPublished
On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies ("Einstein 1905 relativity paper")
hasAbbreviation
Albert Einstein
notableWork
On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies ("Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper")
originalTitle
On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies ("Einstein's annus mirabilis papers")
partOf
Einstein synchronization convention
publication
Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?
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